Leonid Gaidai
Directing • Born 1923-01-30 – Died 1993-11-19
Biography
Leonid Iovich Gaidai (Russian: Леони́д Ио́вич Гайда́й; 30 January 1923 – 19 November 1993; Svobodny) was a Soviet comedy film director, screenwriter and actor who enjoyed immense popularity and broad public recognition in the former Soviet Union. His films broke theatre attendance records and were some of the top-selling DVDs in Russia. He has been described as "the king of Soviet comedy".
Filmography
11 credits
In Transit
Movie • 1961
12 Chairs
Movie • 1971
Коробейников
There's Good Weather in Deribasovskaya, Or It's Raining Again in Brighton Beach
Movie • 1993
Crazy casino player (uncredited)
The Wind
Movie • 1959
Закревский
Operation Y and Other Shurik's Adventures
Movie • 1965
пятнадцатисуточник, новелла «Напарник»
Lyana
Movie • 1955
Alyosha
Thrice Resurrected
Movie • 1960
Izobretatel (uncredited)
The Diamond Arm
Movie • 1969
alcoholic and the hand that chokes Kozodoyev in his dream (uncredited)
Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained
Movie • 1977
Как уходили кумиры
TV • 2005
Self/ArchiveFootage
Легенды кино
TV • 2016
Self (archive footage)